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The Autoimmune Wellness Podcast

The Autoimmune Wellness Podcast

By: Mickey Trescott of Autoimmune Wellness
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The Autoimmune Wellness Podcast is brought to you by Mickey Trescott, MSc., a functional nutritionist, chef, and author of three best-selling books: The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook, The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook, and The Nutrient-Dense Kitchen. After personally navigating life with Hashimoto’s disease and celiac disease, Mickey is passionate about empowering others to take charge of their health. She is the creator of the AIP Certified Coach Practitioner Training Program and co-founder of Autoimmune Wellness, a platform dedicated to helping people find a path to healing using the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). Her approach blends evidence-based principles from both natural and conventional medicine to give those with autoimmune disease their best chance at a vibrant, healthy life. This podcast was originally co-hosted with Angie Alt, NTC, CHC, who helped launch the show and contributed significantly to its early success through her advocacy and personal story of living with endometriosis, lichen sclerosis, and celiac disease. For more information on the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), visit autoimmunewellness.com.Copyright Trescott LLC Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Beyond the Recipe: Magic Chili with Marie-Noelle of Urban AIP | Small Bite (Ep 074)

    Beyond the Recipe: Magic Chili with Marie-Noelle of Urban AIP | Small Bite (Ep 074)
    Mar 26 2026
    Episode 74: Beyond the Recipe — Magic Chili with Marie-Noelle of Urban AIP (Small Bite)

    If you’ve ever thought starting AIP meant saying goodbye to your favorite comfort foods forever, this episode is for you.

    In this Beyond the Recipe Small Bite episode of the Autoimmune Wellness Podcast, Mickey Trescott continues the mini-series exploring how AIP recipes actually work in real life—not just on paper. These conversations go deeper than ingredients and instructions to unpack why certain recipes succeed, how to adapt them, and what makes them sustainable long-term.

    Mickey is joined by Marie-Noelle Marquis, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, AIP Certified Coach, and founder of Urban AIP, to talk through one of the most surprising comfort food wins in the AIP world: Magic Chili.

    This isn’t just a tomato-free chili. It’s a deeply savory, rich, red, nightshade-free meal that delivers comfort without beans, paprika, chili powder, or tomatoes—and somehow no one misses them.

    Together, they explore how this recipe works from both a home kitchen perspective and at production scale through Urban AIP’s therapeutic meal delivery service, and why this chili has become a customer favorite.

    This episode is about abundance over restriction: how to recreate nostalgic flavors, build depth without nightshades, and turn a single recipe into a flexible template for real-life healing.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:
    1. Why comfort foods don’t have to disappear on AIP
    2. How grated beet creates rich color and depth without tasting “beet-y”
    3. The flavor architecture behind a nightshade-free chili
    4. How caramelized onions, bone broth, oregano, and cinnamon build complexity
    5. Why visual cues (like deep red color) matter in satisfaction
    6. What changes when scaling a recipe from 6 servings to 100
    7. How Urban AIP maintains quality and flavor at production level
    8. Why chili is such a powerful comfort food during elimination
    9. Easy protein swaps (turkey, bison, venison, lamb)
    10. How to use the chili base as a template for other nightshade-free meals
    11. What makes Urban AIP’s therapeutic meal delivery unique

    Resources:

    Magic Chili Recipe – Full recipe from The Nutrient-Dense Kitchen

    The Nutrient-Dense Kitchen Cookbook by Mickey Trescott

    Urban AIP Meal Delivery by Marie-Noelle Marquis

    Urban AIP on Instagram

    Episode Timeline:

    00:00 – Rethinking chili without tomatoes, beans, or nightshades

    01:19 – Introducing Marie-Noelle Marquis of Urban AIP

    02:13 – Why Magic Chili belongs on the Urban AIP menu

    05:02 – The beet base and building depth without tomatoes

    07:36 – Scaling from home kitchen to commercial production

    10:51 – Protein swaps and recipe versatility

    11:49 – Urban AIP’s therapeutic meal delivery approach

    17:42 – Final reflections on abundance and creativity in AIP cooking
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    19 mins
  • What I’d Do Differently if Starting AIP Today (Ep 073)

    What I’d Do Differently if Starting AIP Today (Ep 073)
    Mar 23 2026
    Episode 73: What I’d Do Differently If Starting AIP Today If Mickey were starting the Autoimmune Protocol today—not in 2011 during the middle of a health crisis, but now with more than a decade of lived experience, research, and clinical insight—there are several things she would approach differently.Not because AIP doesn’t work, and not because she regrets the path she took. In fact, AIP was the turning point that helped her regain her health after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and celiac disease. But over the years, her understanding of healing has evolved. The science around AIP has matured, the community has grown, and the tools available to people starting today are far more structured and supportive than they were in the early days. In this reflective episode, Mickey shares the biggest shifts she would make if she were beginning AIP today—from how she would track symptoms and approach nutrient density to how she would think about fatigue, identity, community, and the long timeline of healing.Rather than focusing only on food elimination, this episode reframes AIP as a broader process of rebuilding health—one that includes nourishment, medical partnership, emotional adaptation, and long-term sustainability.Mickey also shares how these lessons informed her upcoming book, The New Autoimmune Protocol, and explains the new community experience she’s launching to guide people through the transition phase before beginning elimination together as a group.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why Mickey would start tracking symptoms from day oneWhy focusing on nutrient repletion can be more important than restrictionThe key nutrient-dense foods that made the biggest difference in her healingWhy continuing to advocate for proper medical care matters alongside dietHow medication and lifestyle changes can work together in autoimmune recoveryThe emotional identity shift that often comes with chronic illnessHow AIP can remain a tool without becoming your identityWhy community support can dramatically improve the healing processHow to set realistic expectations for recovery timelinesWhy progress is best measured in months and years—not weeksResources:Episode 52: How to Track Symptoms on AIPEpisode 56: Mickey’s Healing UpdateThe New Autoimmune Protocol (Book) – A modern guide to implementing AIP today, including transition strategies, personalization, and sustainable long-term healing. Available for pre-order wherever books are sold.Pre-Order Community – When you pre-order the book and submit your receipt at theautoimmuneprotocol.com/preorder, you’ll gain access to a private community, exclusive recipes, live Q&A sessions, and a guided Transition Phase in May leading up to a coordinated AIP start on June 1.Episode Timeline:00:00 – Why Mickey would approach AIP differently today01:08 – Introduction and context for this reflection03:22 – Why journaling from day one matters06:16 – Nutrient repletion before restriction08:31 – Advocating medically and personalizing care sooner10:36 – Grieving the identity shift of chronic illness12:41 – Respecting fatigue instead of pushing through14:05 – Why AIP shouldn’t become your identity16:06 – The importance of finding community support18:11 – Measuring progress in months and years20:07 – The bigger mindset shift around long-term healing22:00 – The New Autoimmune Protocol pre-order community announcement24:59 – Closing reflections and invitation to join the community
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    27 mins
  • Mind-Body Minute: Meditation with Michele Spring (Ep 72)

    Mind-Body Minute: Meditation with Michele Spring (Ep 72)
    Mar 19 2026
    Episode 73: Mind-Body Minute — Beginner Meditation with Michele Spring

    Meditation is one of those practices that almost everyone recommends—especially in the autoimmune world. We know nervous system regulation matters. We know stress impacts inflammation. We know slowing down is important.

    And yet, actually sitting down to meditate can feel surprisingly difficult. Instead of calm, you might feel restless. Instead of clarity, your thoughts get louder. Instead of relaxation, your body feels uncomfortable.

    For many women living with autoimmune disease, this makes perfect sense. When your nervous system has been on high alert for a long time—monitoring symptoms, managing flares, juggling responsibilities—stillness can feel unfamiliar, even unsafe.

    In this Mind-Body Minute, Mickey is joined by AIP Certified Coach, Qigong and yoga teacher Michele Spring to talk about why meditation feels hard, what’s actually happening in the nervous system when we try to slow down, and how to begin in a way that feels supportive instead of frustrating.

    This conversation reframes meditation as a practice of building safety and awareness—rather than clearing your mind or doing it “perfectly.”

    In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
    1. Why meditation can trigger anxiety instead of calm
    2. How nervous system dysregulation makes stillness feel unsafe
    3. What meditation actually is (and what it isn’t)
    4. Why you don’t need to clear your mind to meditate
    5. How moving meditation (like Qigong) can be more accessible than sitting still
    6. A simple way to start with just 30 seconds
    7. How to structure a meditation habit so it actually sticks

    Resources:
    1. Free Guided Meditation – Michele’s calming nervous system meditation
    2. Michele on Instagram – @ThrivingAutoimmune
    3. Michele on YouTube – Michele Spring (Thriving Autoimmune)

    Episode Timeline:

    00:00 – Why meditation feels so hard

    01:26 – Meet Michele Spring

    02:34 – Nervous system dysregulation and stillness

    06:27 – What meditation really is (and common misconceptions)

    10:13 – How to get started if meditation hasn’t stuck

    11:57 – Structuring a sustainable practice

    13:34 – Free guided meditation invitation

    14:39 – Where to connect with Michele
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    17 mins
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